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Most conversations about AI focus on what the technology can do. This conversation is about the consequential why, and what remains of us if machines do the work.
John Ayers sits down with IEEE ethics pioneer John C. Havens to peel back the curtain on the "internet economy" fueled by our personal data. Havens doesn't pull punches: he defines the unauthorized use of personal data for AI training as "theft" and exposes the dangerous fallacies of the tech industryโs favorite safety nets.
You will learn: โขย Why AI training is "theft": How companies profit from your intellectual property without credit or compensation. โข The UBI Myth: Why Universal Basic Income is "complete crap" and an "absolute lie" in the face of mass automation. โข The AGI Ideology: Understanding why the race toward Artificial General Intelligence is more "religious" than scientific. โข Human Flourishing vs. GDP: Why our current financial metrics fail to measure caregiving, nature, and human worth. โข The "Uncanny Valley" of Tracking: How social media and AI manipulate our values for the sake of efficiency.
This episode is for leaders and citizens who are ready to stop racing with machines and start designing for humanity. If the goal of AI is to "surpass human intelligence," we must decide what we value before we are made obsolete.๐ Disruptor Confessions explores the human, ethical, and strategic dimensions of technological disruption.Guest: John C. Havens, Sustainability Practice Lead, IEEE Standards AssociationFeatured Books: Hacking Happiness and Heartificial Intelligence.๐ Connect with John C Havens: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnchavens/๐ JOIN THE DISRUPTION COMMUNITYStay ahead of the curve and go deeper into the ethical and strategic dimensions of tech disruption:๐ Subscribe to THE BRIEFING on Substack: https://disruptorconfessions.substack.com/๐ Visit Disruptor Confessions: https://disruptorconfessions.com/๐ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disruptorconfessions/๐ Connect with John Ayers on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnlayers/
By Disruptor ConfessionsMost conversations about AI focus on what the technology can do. This conversation is about the consequential why, and what remains of us if machines do the work.
John Ayers sits down with IEEE ethics pioneer John C. Havens to peel back the curtain on the "internet economy" fueled by our personal data. Havens doesn't pull punches: he defines the unauthorized use of personal data for AI training as "theft" and exposes the dangerous fallacies of the tech industryโs favorite safety nets.
You will learn: โขย Why AI training is "theft": How companies profit from your intellectual property without credit or compensation. โข The UBI Myth: Why Universal Basic Income is "complete crap" and an "absolute lie" in the face of mass automation. โข The AGI Ideology: Understanding why the race toward Artificial General Intelligence is more "religious" than scientific. โข Human Flourishing vs. GDP: Why our current financial metrics fail to measure caregiving, nature, and human worth. โข The "Uncanny Valley" of Tracking: How social media and AI manipulate our values for the sake of efficiency.
This episode is for leaders and citizens who are ready to stop racing with machines and start designing for humanity. If the goal of AI is to "surpass human intelligence," we must decide what we value before we are made obsolete.๐ Disruptor Confessions explores the human, ethical, and strategic dimensions of technological disruption.Guest: John C. Havens, Sustainability Practice Lead, IEEE Standards AssociationFeatured Books: Hacking Happiness and Heartificial Intelligence.๐ Connect with John C Havens: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnchavens/๐ JOIN THE DISRUPTION COMMUNITYStay ahead of the curve and go deeper into the ethical and strategic dimensions of tech disruption:๐ Subscribe to THE BRIEFING on Substack: https://disruptorconfessions.substack.com/๐ Visit Disruptor Confessions: https://disruptorconfessions.com/๐ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disruptorconfessions/๐ Connect with John Ayers on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnlayers/